''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails,

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gastropod molluscs in the family

Cerithiidae Cerithiidae, common name the cerithiids or ceriths, is a large family of medium-sized marine gastropods in the clade Sorbeoconcha. Distribution Ceriths are found worldwide on sandy bottoms, reef flats or coral reef rock covered with sand ...

, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137760 on 2011-10-07

Species

Species within this genus include: *''

Cerithium abditum ''Cerithium abditum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by m ...

'' Houbrick, 1992 * ''

Cerithium adustum ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' Kiener, 1841 *''

Cerithium africanum ''Cerithium africanum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class c ...

'' Houbrick, 1992 *''

Cerithium albolineatum ''Cerithium albolineatum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity ( ...

'' Bozzetti, 2008 *''

Cerithium alucastrum ''Cerithium alucastrum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class ...

'' (Brocchi, 1814) * ''

Cerithium alutaceum ''Cerithium alutaceum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cerithiidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Cerithium alutaceum (Gould, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...

'' (Gould, 1861) *''

Cerithium atratum ''Cerithium atratum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cerithiidae. Distribution The distribution of ''Cerithium atratum'' includes the Western Atlantic.

'' (Born, 1778) *''

Cerithium atromarginatum ''Cerithium atromarginatum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae. Description Distribution The distribution of ''Cerithium atromarginatum'' includes the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean ...

'' Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1933 *''

Cerithium balletoni ''Cerithium balletoni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000&nb ...

'' Cecalupo, 2009 *''

Cerithium balteatum ''Cerithium balteatum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae Cerithiidae, common name the cerithiids or ceriths, is a large family of medium-sized marine gastropods in the clade Sorbeoconcha. ...

'' Philippi, 1848 *''

Cerithium bayeri ''Cerithium bayeri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by mar ...

'' (Petuch, 2001) *''

Cerithium boeticum ''Cerithium boeticum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by m ...

'' Pease, 1860 * ''

Cerithium browni ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' (Bartsch, 1928) *''

Cerithium buzzurroi ''Cerithium buzzurroi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

'' Cecalupo, 2005 *''

Cerithium caeruleum ''Cerithium caeruleum'', the Cerith sand snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cerithiidae. It is generally found in large populations on intertidal rocky shores with a thin layer of sedimen ...

'' Sowerby, 1855 * † ''

Cerithium calculosum ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' Basterot, 1825 *''

Cerithium cecalupoi ''Cerithium cecalupoi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

'' Cossignani, 2004 *''

Cerithium citrinum ''Cerithium citrinum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

'' Sowerby, 1855 *''

Cerithium claviforme ''Cerithium claviforme'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (b ...

'' Schepman, 1907 *''

Cerithium columna ''Cerithium columna'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by m ...

'' Sowerby, 1834 *''

Cerithium coralium ''Cerithium coralium'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

'' Kiener, 1841 *''

Cerithium crassilabrum ''Cerithium crassilabrum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity ...

'' Krauss, 1848 *''

Cerithium dialeucum ''Cerithium dialeucum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

'' Philippi, 1849 *''

Cerithium eburneum ''Cerithium eburneum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by m ...

'' Bruguière, 1792 *''

Cerithium echinatum ''Cerithium echinatum'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae Cerithiidae, common name the cerithiids or ceriths, is a large family of medium-sized marine gastropods in the clade Sorbeoconc ...

'' Lamarck, 1842 *''

Cerithium egenum ''Cerithium egenum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comp ...

'' Gould, 1849 * † ''

Cerithium excavatum ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' Brongniart in Cuvier & Brongniart, 1822 *''

Cerithium flemischi ''Cerithium flemischi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class co ...

'' Martin, 1933 * ''

Cerithium gallapaginis ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' G.B. Sowerby, 1855 * ''

Cerithium gemmatum ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' Hinds, 1844 *''

Cerithium georgianum ''Cerithium georgianum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cerithiidae. Description Distribution References

Cerithiidae Gastropods described in 1886 {{Cerithiidae-stub ...

'' Pfeffer, 1886 *''

Cerithium gloriosum ''Cerithium gloriosum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

'' Houbrick, 1992 * ''

Cerithium gracilis ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' Philippi, 1836 *''

Cerithium guinaicum ''Cerithium guinaicum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class co ...

'' Philippi, 1849 *''

Cerithium heteroclites ''Cerithium heteroclites'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity ...

'' Lamarck, 1822 *''

Cerithium ianthinum ''Cerithium ianthinum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class c ...

'' Gould, 1849 *''

Cerithium interstriatum ''Cerithium interstriatum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This cla ...

'' Sowerby, 1855 *''

Cerithium ivani ''Cerithium ivani'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marr ...

'' Cecalupo, 2008 *''Cerithium janthinum'' (Gould, 1849 in 1846-50) : synonym of ''

Cerithium zebrum ''Cerithium zebrum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae Cerithiidae, common name the cerithiids or ceriths, is a large family of medium-sized marine gastropods in the clade Sorbeoconcha. Di ...

'' Kiener, 1841 *''Cerithium kobelti'' Dunker, 1877 : synonym of ''

'' Philippi, 1849 * ''

Cerithium kreukelorum ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' van Gemert, 2012van Gemert, L. J. (2012). ''A new'' Cerithium ''from the Philippines (Gastropoda: Cerithiidae).'' Visay
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: 11-14. *''

Cerithium leptocharactum ''Cerithium leptocharactum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affini ...

'' Rehder, 1980 *''

Cerithium lifuense ''Cerithium lifuense'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class co ...

'' Melvill & Standen, 1895 *''

Cerithium lindae ''Cerithium lindae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class compr ...

'' Petuch, 1987 *''

Cerithium lissum ''Cerithium lissum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comp ...

'' Watson, 1880 *''

Cerithium litteratum ''Cerithium litteratum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae. Distribution ''Cerithium litteratum'' has been living in shallower waters and reefs of the Western Central Atlantic Ocean, from South Ca ...

'' (Born, 1778) *''

Cerithium lividulum ''Cerithium lividulum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class co ...

'' Risso, 1826 * ''

Cerithium lorenzi ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' Bozzetti, 2020 *''

Cerithium lutosum ''Cerithium lutosum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class com ...

'' Menke, 1828 * ''

Cerithium maculosum ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' Kiener, 1841 * † ''

Cerithium madreporicola ''Cerithium madreporicola'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae. The true ''Cerithium madreporicola'' is a fossil species known only from raised Quaternary reefs in the Red Sea. The name has been ...

'' Jousseaume, 1931 *''

'' Jousseaume, 1930 * ''

Cerithium mangrovum ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' Q.-M. Sun & S.-P. Zhang, 2014 *''

Cerithium matukense ''Cerithium matukense'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae. Description The shell is turreted, slender and elongate, with 15-23 straight-sided whorls with an apical angle of 20 degrees. The shell ...

'' Watson, 1886 * ''

Cerithium mediolaeve ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' Carpenter, 1857 * ''

Cerithium menkei ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' Carpenter, 1857 * † ''

Cerithium miocanariensis ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' Martín-González & Vera-Peláez, 2018 *''Cerithium moniliferum''

Kiener Louis Charles Kiener (31 July 1799 – 24 July 1881) was a French malacologist born in Paris. He was the author of the 12-volume ''Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes comprenant la collection du Muséum d'histoire naturelle ...

, 1842 : synonym of ''

Clypeomorus batillariaeformis ''Clypeomorus batillariaeformis'', common name : the necklace'' or ''channeled cerith, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae. Description The spiraled shell can vary between 8 mm and 30 mm in ...

'' Habe & Kosuge, 1966 *''

Cerithium munitum ''Cerithium munitum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class com ...

'' Sowerby, 1855 *''

Cerithium muscarum ''Cerithium muscarum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

'' Say, 1832 *''

Cerithium nesioticum ''Cerithium nesioticum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000&n ...

'' Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1906 * ''

Cerithium nicaraguense ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 *''

Cerithium nodulosum ''Cerithium nodulosum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae. Description Distribution The distribution of ''Cerithium nodulosum'' includes the Indo-Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the la ...

'' Bruguière, 1792 *''

Cerithium novaehollandiae ''Cerithium novaehollandiae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae. Description The length of the shell (incomplete) is 18.7 mm, its diameter 9.4 mm. The shell is medium in size, flat-sided, slightl ...

'' Adams in Sowerby, 1855 *''

Cerithium ophioderma ''Cerithium ophioderma'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cerithiidae. Distribution The distribution of ''Cerithium ophioderma'' includes the Western Central Pacific.Cerithium pacificum ''Cerithium pacificum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class co ...

'' Houbrick, 1992 *''

Cerithium phoxum ''Cerithium phoxum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ma ...

'' Watson, 1880 *''

Cerithium placidum ''Cerithium placidum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

'' Gould, 1861 *''

Cerithium protractum ''Cerithium protractum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae. Distribution ''Cerithium protractum'' is native to the eastern Mediterranean Basin In biogeography, the Mediterranean Basin (; al ...

'' Bivona Ant. in Bivona And., 1838 *''

Cerithium punctatum ''Cerithium punctatum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class c ...

'' Bruguière, 1792 *''

Cerithium rehderi ''Cerithium rehderi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae. They are found near the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , ...

'' Houbrick, 1992 *''

Cerithium renovatum ''Cerithium renovatum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class co ...

'' Monterosato, 1884 *''

Cerithium rostratum ''Cerithium rostratum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

'' Sowerby, 1855 *''Cerithium rubus'' Deshayes, 1843: synonym of ''

'' Lamarck, 1822 * '' Cerithium rueppelli'' Philippi, 1848 * † ''

Cerithium rufonodulosum ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at htt ...

'' E. A. Smith, 1901 *''

Cerithium salebrosum ''Cerithium salebrosum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (b ...

'' Sowerby, 1855 *''

Cerithium scabridum ''Cerithium scabridum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class c ...

'' Philippi, 1848 *''

Cerithium scobiniforme ''Cerithium scobiniforme'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class ...

'' Houbrick, 1992 * ''

Cerithium spinosum ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' Philippi, 1836 * ''

Cerithium stercumuscarum ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at htt ...

'' Valenciennes, 1833 * ''

Cerithium subscalatum ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' Pilsbry, 1904 * † ''

Cerithium taeniagranulosum ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' Lozouet, 1999 † *''

Cerithium tenellum ''Cerithium tenellum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

'' Sowerby, 1855 *''

Cerithium torresi ''Cerithium torresi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by m ...

'' Smith, 1884 *''

Cerithium torulosum ''Cerithium torulosum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767) *''

Cerithium traillii ''Cerithium traillii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

'' Sowerby, 1855 * † ''

Cerithium trochleare ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' Lamarck, 1804 *''

Cerithium tuberculatum ''Cerithium tuberculatum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''

Cerithium uncinatum ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) *''

Cerithium virgatum ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

'' Montfort, 1810 (''nomen dubium'') *''

Cerithium vulgatum ''Cerithium vulgatum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae. Description Distribution This species occurs in European waters and in the Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connecte ...

'' Bruguière, 1792 *''

'' (Kiener, 1841) *''

Cerithium zonatum ''Cerithium zonatum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by m ...

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Fossil records

The genus is known from the

Triassic The Triassic ( ) is a geologic period and system which spans 50.6 million years from the end of the Permian Period 251.902 million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Jurassic Period 201.36 Mya. The Triassic is the first and shortest period ...

to the

Recent The Holocene ( ) is the current geological epoch. It began approximately 11,650 cal years Before Present (), after the Last Glacial Period, which concluded with the Holocene glacial retreat. The Holocene and the preceding Pleistocene togethe ...

periods (age range: from 221.5 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils shells have been found all over the world. There are about 100 extinct species including: * ''Cerithium crenatum'' from the Pliocene of Italy * ''Cerithium elegans'' Deshayes, 1824''Cerithium elegans'' at Museum National d'>Histoire Naturelle, Paris
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Cerithium dalli ''Cerithium'' is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.Gofas, S. (2011). Cerithium Bruguière, 1789. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...

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Cerithium varicosum ''Cerithideopsis californica'', common name the California hornsnail

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References

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan DatabaseA Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp
Houbrick R.S. (1992). ''Monograph of the genus Cerithium Bruguière in the Indo-Pacific (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia)''. Smithsonian contributions to Zoology 510: 1-211
* Petuch E. 2001. New Gastropods named for Frederick M. Bayer, in Recognition of his Contributions to Tropical Western Atlantic Malacology. Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington 10 : 334-343 * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

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